Tube valve



Feb. 8 1927;

H. A. JONES TUBE VALVE Filed Jan. 1926 ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

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PATENT HENRY A. JONES, OF LILBOURN, MISSOURI.

TUBE VALVE.

Application filed January 1c, 1926. Serial No. 81,777.

This invention relates to improvements in tire valves, the general object of the inven tion being to providemeans for preventing the escape of air through the valve by providing a number of valves through all of which the air must pass in order to escape Figure 1 is a sectional view through a valve casing, showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 1s a section on l ne 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view showingthe main valve and its stem. 2 v i In these views, 1 indicates the valve casing which is formed with the shoulder 2 for re ceiving the lower end of the spring 3 and which is threaded internally and 'externally. The external threads receive the cap 4 which is provided with a depending central part 5 having a threaded bore. A tubular member 6 has an enlarged threaded part to engage the internal threads of the casing,

and this part is provided with the notches 7 for receiving the projections 8 of the cap, so that it can be screwed into or out of the casing. Y a The tubular member 6 is formed with a lower cylindrical reduced portion 9 which forms an annular shoulder at the inner end of the reduced portionupon which is arranged an expansible gasket 10. A stem '11 carries a valve disk 12 which is adapted to engage the end of the cylindrical part 9 to close the same when the: cap 4 is screwed home'upon the casing 1 as the threaded upper part of the stem 11 will engage the threaded bore of the part5 so that the stem 11 is moved upwardly and thus the valve 12 will tightly engage the inner end of the part 9. A cylinder 13 has its open part surrounding the part 9 of member 6, and its closed lower end is engaged by the spring a parts should leak;

3 which forces its open end against the gasket 10. It will be noted-that the spring pressing upwardly on the cylindrical mem-c ber 13 will cause the upper end of'this cylin- I drical member to bear against the gasket 10 and force the same against the shoulder formed on the tubular member 6 to prevent leakage'around the tubular member at this p'ointL From the foregoing, it will be seen that when the cap 4 is screwed tight, the stem 11 will move upwardly so that the disk 12 is pressed tightly against the end of the part 9 to close the same, and this action will eX- pand the disk 12 against the inner walls of the cylinder 13 to make a tight joint with said cylinder and the spring, forcing the cylinder 13 against the gasket 10, will make a tight joint at this point,

Thus the various valves will insure an from the tire eventhough one of the valve The part 6'has a nipple'6 thereon for enair-tight closure for the valve casing, which renders'it impossiblefor any air to escape" gaging a flat part 11 of the stem 11 to prevent-rotary movement of the stem.

7 It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall with i in the scope of the appended clailn What I claim is: I

In combination with a valve casing, a tubular member thereln' having a reduced cylindrical part a shoulder at the junction of the cylindrical part with themain part,

' a gasket seated upon said shoulder, a cylin-, der enclosing the cylindrical part and hav ing its open end engaging the gasket, a spring in the valve casing pressing the cylinder against the gasket, a valve stem passing through the tubular member, a valve part at its lower end engaging the open end of the cy'lindricalpart, a cap .for the valve 7 casing and means thereon engaging the valve stem for expanding its valve part against the inner walls of the cylinder.

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature.

HENRY JONES. 

